Incorporate compost into new beds before planting, mix it into containers, scatter it over the lawn or use it in place of ...

Making your own homemade compost is a fun and sustainable way of using your leftovers to benefit your garden. Egg shells, coffee grounds, citrus peels, and veggie scraps can all be given a second life ...

My office is just down the road from the Washington State University composting facility. It processes more than 10,000 pounds of organic waste every month. That’s a lot of compost! I talked about ...

A compost chimney is a simple addition to any pile that can speed up the composting process and eliminate slow or smelly ...

Have you gotten into gardening recently and want to learn how to make your own compost? Compost is a great resource for home gardens because it puts minerals back in the soil for peak production of ...

My last four articles were about bed preparation and soil amendments. Unglamorous, but extremely important topics that are keys to success. Compost is also very important so I’ll discuss it in greater ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

Composting is a great idea because it creates healthy soil and is good for the environment. You should be cautious about ...

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It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Savvy gardeners are always looking for ways to simplify gardening tasks, so it’s no surprise that blender composting has been catching on in a big way. Compared to traditional composting, “composting” ...